Capsule Preview: Seton Hall at PC

The Friars begin Big East play with a home game for the first time in five years.

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Posted Dec. 30, 2013 @ 7:21 pm

PROVIDENCE

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PPG.

RPG.

SETON HALL

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PPG.

RPG.

Bryce Cotton

6-1

19.5

3.2

Jaren Sina

6-2

7.0

1.4

Josh Fortune

6-5

6.6

2.0

Fuquan Edwin

6-6

13.0

2.9

Kadeem Batts

6-9

12.6

7.2

Patrik Auda

6-9

10.0

4.6

LaDontae Henton

6-6

12.4

7.5

Brian Oliver

6-7

11.7

3.5

Tyler Harris

6-9

13.8

5.2

Brandon Mobley

6-9

9.8

5.9

Key Reserves

Key Reserves

Carson Desrosiers

7-0

4.1

5.1

Gene Teague

6-9

10.8

9.4

Lee Goldsbrough

6-8

0.5

1.2

Sterling Gibbs

6-2

15.9

3.2

Brice Kofane

6-7

2.2

1.2

Haralds Karlis

6-6

2.2

1.5

THE SCOUTING REPORT

PROVIDENCE (10-3): The Friars begin Big East play with a home game for the first time in five years. The Friars will get used to playing at home, where they’ll play five of their first seven conference games. PC ends the slate with three of four road contests … PC swept the Pirates a year ago, but had lost five straight in the long-running series before then. The two schools first played in 1927… Cotton has performed at a very high clip in non-conference play. He is second in the Big East in scoring, first in assists (5.6) and first in free-throw percentage (.907) … PC is coming off an overtime loss to Massachusetts. The Friars won their only other o.t. game this season against Boston College … Desrosiers is second in the Big East in blocks (2.8) over just 19 minutes a game … Fortune did not attempt a 3-pointer in the loss at UMass. That’s the first time this season and second time in his career the sophomore did not attempt a 3-pointer in a game.

SETON HALL (9-4): The Pirates have endured a series of injuries to four key players but look to be close to full health for the start of Big East play. Edwin (ankle), Gibbs (knee) and Auda (back) have all missed action but will play against Providence. The lone question mark is center Eugene Teague who suffered a concussion in a win over Lafayette four days ago…The lack of a cohesive lineup is partly to blame for an overtime loss to Mercer and home losses to Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Peter’s…Only Marquette and DePaul have more losses than The Hall…Own a one-point win over Virginia Tech and a two-point win over Kent State…Gibbs, a transfer from Texas, missed one game with an ankle injury and did not start against Lafayette. He could return to the starting five today. He’s enjoyed some big games including 26 points vs. Oklahoma and a season-high 27 against Rutgers.